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Portsmouth Police investigating double shooting on Lexington Drive

Posted at 8:18 PM, Sep 16, 2017
and last updated 2017-09-18 17:07:03-04

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Portsmouth Police are investigating a shooting that injured two teenagers Saturday evening.

According to police, dispatchers received the 911 call at 7:45 p.m. for a gunshot wound in the 20 block of Lexington Drive.

When officers arrived, they found a 17-year-old male suffering from a non-life threatening injury to his leg. A few moments later, a second gunshot victim was located nearby.

The second victim, a 16-year-old male, had a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his foot.

Medics took both victims to the hospital for treatment.

Detectives do not have any suspect information or a motive in this case.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.